Our world-class research across the Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as our research-led creative practices and public engagement, foster social justice and improve lives.
Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences seeks to broaden the frontiers of knowledge and enhance understanding of the world in which we live.
Several of our disciplines are ranked very highly in the UK’s periodic assessment of research quality. We have a successful record of winning prestigious research funding from the UKRI, the European Union, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy, the Wellcome Trust and many others.
Schools and departments
Faculty Research Centres
Production and post-production equipment includes:
Explore film making facilities
We explore a range of environmental factors and processes including the concentrations of pollutants, greenhouse gases and river processes. Researchers will have access to a wide range of resources, including our laboratories for analysis, water chemistry and spectroscopy. We have equipment for gas chromatography, microtomography (CT) and a geo-spatial modelling suite.
Explore Geography facilities
Develop and perform work in our versatile, professionally equipped spaces:
Explore English and Drama facilities